The trials and tribulations of returning to my small hometown for the summer April 8, 2019April 7, 2019 Evie Ockelford Despite its flaws, Nanaimo isn’t all bad. We have nice beaches once you clear the empty cans of Lucky Lager. We have some semblance of a nightlife if you can
LETTER | Canada was colonized based on racism and classism April 8, 2019April 10, 2019 Letters To suggest that the proposed international student tuition fee hikes will further, or create, class divisions is a backward logic, and is just as much a fallacy as the dominant
NEWS UNSETTLED | Addressing the bigger picture April 7, 2019April 5, 2019 Kolin Sutherland-Wilson As the Firekeeper of the Native Students Union, I started writing in this column for the sole purpose of pressuring the University of Victoria to address the injustices against the
EDITORIAL | The role of the Martlet in fostering social change April 4, 2019April 23, 2019 Martlet Staff So what is our role as the Martlet? In our efforts to remain objective, we have sometimes shied away from expressing support for students in a way that counters
NEWS UNSETTLED | Understanding Unist’ot’en Part II March 29, 2019April 4, 2019 Kolin Sutherland-Wilson Understanding the weight and consequences of the situation on Wet’suwet’en land requires nothing less than diligent and critical research into Canada’s founding and the convictions of the settlers who justified
Why we need to pay attention, Jody Wilson-Raybould isn’t the only one March 24, 2019March 24, 2019 Sumbal Sabah If Wilson-Raybould couldn’t escape the circumstances plaguing her career, think about how many Indigenous women are currently in a workplace situation that demotes them, fires them, or forces them to
EDITORIAL | Money can’t buy a rich learning environment March 24, 2019April 4, 2019 Martlet Staff On March 26, the UVic Board of Governors is planning to raise international student tuition fees once again, this time by 15 per cent. When the cost of university is
Waiving interest on student loans makes education more accessible March 23, 2019March 25, 2019 Glenn Howard The B.C. NDP has kept their 2017 campaign promise: ending interest payments on provincial post-secondary student loans. The government’s announcement is a crucial step forward for making post-secondary education more
LETTER | To the UVic Board of Governors on international tuition hikes March 21, 2019March 22, 2019 Letters I am writing in advance of your March 26 meeting, [having] learned that UVic is proposing to increase the tuition fees of international students. At a time when xenophobia, racism,
UVic’s engineering program is a recipe for burnout March 18, 2019 Evie Ockelford If you are reading this, there’s a good chance you have someone in your life who suffers from what I like to call “engineering studentitis.” Those who suffer from this...
